How do you pick just one person, one group, one business that didn’t face challenges, didn’t have employees on the front lines, didn’t go over and above what is normally expected…
EDITORIAL: Pagosa’s Long Uphill Climb to Sustainability, Part Five
Some of us are expecting a total of about 14,000 full-time residents in Archuleta County when the 2020 Census numbers are released…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Bad News for the Highly Intelligent
This curve purportedly demonstrates the distribution of IQ Test scores in the general population. Most of us are somewhere in the middle, near the top of the curve…
San Juan Basin Public Health Urges Testing as COVID-19 Variant Cases Identified
“The presence of variants in Southwest Colorado is troubling and means virus transmission could happen more easily,” said Liane Jollon, SJBPH executive director…
HMPRESENTLY: God Help!… Perhaps?
I’ve always respected conservative Republican thinking, with regard to big government, states’ rights and spending. Years ago, I even received a very nice message, about an article I’d written…
EDITORIAL: Pagosa’s Long Uphill Climb to Sustainability, Part Four
I agree that the Town government ought to be helping us decide what “the right things” are — in terms of health and safety. We don’t want our buildings to be dangerous…
OPINION: Finding Our Way Out of the Pandemic’s Rubble
For example, we found that two in five Coloradans struggle to afford health care, housing, or food…
Wings Early Childhood Center Now Enrolling Ages 1-5
We are a nature-based, play-based center that focuses on the child’s interests and needs…
States Chipping Away at Abortion Rights?
“Will this court overturn Roe v. Wade? It’s possible,” Scheidler said. “But I think we’re more likely to see this court put more restrictions on abortion…”
Colorado Schools Uncertain About Waivers for Standardized Testing
Reluctant Colorado school districts are preparing to administer standardized tests amid uncertainty about whether the state can get any relief from federal testing requirements….
Janssen Vaccine Expected to Arrive in Colorado This Week
“We are thrilled to be able to distribute a third safe and effective vaccine in the state of Colorado,” said Dr. Eric France…
EDITORIAL: Pagosa’s Long Uphill Climb to Sustainability, Part Three
This Power Point slide doesn’t mention the additional $1 million the Town and County plan to spend, in 2021, exclusively on tourism marketing and tourism-related events…
VIDEO: How Congress Can Support Local Leaders and Get the Economy Going
A bottom-up approach is one that meets the actual needs of residents. It taps into the energy and creativity that already exists in our communities…
Colorado Changes Its Vaccine Priorities… Again
‘Phase 1B.3’ starts March 5 and includes grocery workers, people 60 to 64, and those with multiple health conditions…
Conservation Groups Cheer US House Passage of Colorado Public Lands Package
“The widespread support for the CORE Act across Colorado speaks for itself,” Bennet said in a statement…
ESSAY: 90 Years of Progress
Schools had government-mandated prayers, and biology classes didn’t mention evolution. Buying a cocktail or lottery ticket was a crime. Birth control was illegal in some states…
EDITORIAL: Pagosa’s Long Uphill Climb to Sustainability, Part Two
Due to a fairly steep slope, the winding half-mile-long trail will cover less than a quarter mile as the crow flies. The estimated cost is about $1.5 million…
OPINION: Wild Horses Help Protect Against Climate Change
Due to the combined effects of wrong-headed politics, greed and ignorance, our native north American species herbivory has been decimated…
READY, FIRE, AIM: My Imposter Syndrome
I would certainly prefer to have ‘imposter phenomenon’ but I realize I don’t deserve that particular label. So I’m stuck with a syndrome…